by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports

A quick look at the eight-game NBA schedule for Sunday, March 24, ranking games by watchability (all times p.m. Eastern):

MUST-WATCH: Charlotte Bobcats (16-53) at Miami Heat (54-14), 6, NBATV

The worst team in the NBA visits the best team in the NBA and tries to stop its 25-game winning streak. Doesn't sound like must-watch television? NBATV disagrees, as the network picked this game up because of the stakes. The Bobcats, who had an 18-game losing streak at one point, could make things more interesting than it might seem on paper, though. Four of their 16 wins have come against playoff-bound opponents, and they kept the Heat close in their last meeting, a 99-94 Miami win that was the second game in this streak. Plus, Miami has a penchant for allow bad opponents to build big leads. You're watching for the streak, though. That's all there is to it. And everyone expects it to survive another day.

2. San Antonio Spurs (53-16) at Houston Rockets (38-31), 7

The Rockets can run most opponents ragged with their fast pace. But they can't beat the best with those tricks. Houston is 2-13 against the top six teams int he NBA, 0-3 against the Spurs this season. They win games because they exhaust teams, but those top six teams (Heat, Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies) don't often allow opponents to control the pace.

3. Utah Jazz (34-35) at Dallas Mavericks (33-36), 7:30

4. Portland Trail Blazers (33-36) at Oklahoma City Thunder (51-19), 7

It's hard to imagine how this happened, but the Jazz are at risk of falling to 11th in the Western Conference. The Mavericks and Blazers are eager to move into a tie with the Jazz, though Portland's challenge is greater. Dallas and Portland wins put all three teams two games behind the Lakers for the No. 8 seed, thanks to Los Angeles' ugly losses in its past two games.